Free Bike Classes
Be a better urban biker! Get to know your bike, learn basic repairs and adjustments, and ride safely and confidently in traffic. Bike New York classes are:
For Adults
Be a better urban biker! Get to know your bike, learn basic repairs and adjustments, and ride safely and confidently in traffic. Bike New York classes are:
- Free for adults and children
- Ideal for beginning cyclists and those uncomfortable riding on busy streets
- Taught by instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists
For Adults
- Bike Commuting 101, a one-hour presentation to help your employees get started as bike commuters.
- Bike Maintenance 101, a half-day class that teaches how to keep a bike tuned and running like new. Note that because this class is offered in conjunction with Recycle-A-Bicycle, there is a modest fee for participants.
- Learn to Ride--Adults teaches an easy, safe way to master the skill of bicycling.
- Savvy Cyclist, a basic bicycle skills course for adults and teens, teaches simple maintenance and repair as well as important traffic skills. (This is a League of American Bicyclists Road I course.)
- Bike Driver's Ed uses a short film, a fun quiz, and other interactive activities to teach kids and their parents the basics of bike safety.
- Learn to Ride--Kids shows parents and children an easy, safe way to learn to ride in just an hour or so! Winner of a 2007 Best of Parks Award!
- See our Trainings and Consulting section for opportunities.


